Unit 7
Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
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This information comes from Yang Xuehuiat Shili high school in Xihe, Gansu.
我认为不应允十六岁孩子驾车。
I don’t think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.
我同意。 他们不够认真。
I agree. They are not serious enough.
你认为应该鼓励青少年自己做决定吗?
Do you think teenagers should be encouraged to make their own decisions?
我不同意这点。
No, I don’t agree with this.
青少年太年少不能自己决定。
Teenagers are too young to make their own decisions.
不应该允许青少年做兼职工作。
Teenagers should not be allowed to have part-time jobs.
我不同意。
I disagree.
他们可以从工作中学到好多。
They can learn a lot from working.
你认为如果我们不用闪光灯的话会允许我们拍照吗?
Do you think we may be allowed to take photos if we don’t use a flash?
若不用闪光灯那会允许的。
If you don’t use a flash, then it may be OK.
你的卧室必须每天打扫。
Your bedroom must be cleaned every day.
应该鼓励青少年做社会工作。
Teenagers should be encouraged to do social work.
露西的作业明天可以做吗?
Can Lucy’s homework be done tomorrow instead?
你认为必须让青少年远离网络吗?
Do you think teenagers must be kept away from the Internet?
应该给青少年提供机会让自己决定
。
Teenagers should be given chances to make their own decisions.
青少年开始工作时就应该让他们搬出去住吗?
Should teenagers be asked to move out when they start working?
在许多西方国家允许十八岁青少年搬出去生活。
In many Western countries, teenagers are allowed to move out at eighteen.
他们的爸爸妈妈都认为应该从小教育他们自理。
Their parents believe that they should be educated to take care of themselves from a young age.
这样他们开始工作时就能设法经营自己的生活。
This way, when they start working they can manage their own lives.
然而在多数亚洲社会,
However, in most Asian societies,
青少年搬出去住并不常见。
it is not common for teenagers to move out.
中国家长认为孩子与会照看自己的父母生活在一起更好些。
Chinese parents believe that it is better for children to live with parents who can take care of them.
但是年轻人随着年龄增长应该赡养父母。
But the young should then look after their parents as they get older.
这就是好多中国成年人继续与父母生活在一起的原因所在。
That is why many Chinese adults continue to live with their parents
.
应该允许人员使用字典。
Members should be allowed to use dictionaries.
是啊,可他们该使用双英字典。
Yes, but they should only use English-English dictionaries.
你曾上课迟到吗?
Do you ever get to class late?
我有时上课迟到。
Yes, I sometimes get to class late.
彼特估计数学测试不及格。
Peter is going to fail a math test.
不允许他上课迟到。
He isn’t allowed to get to class late.
过去不允许彼特参加测试。
Peter wasn’t allowed to take the test.
他可能通过测试。
He could pass the test.
不
应该允许他以后参加测试。
He shouldn’t be allowed to take the test later.
应该允许彼特参加以后的测试。
Peter should be allowed to take the test later.
学生需要严格的规章制度。
Students need strict rules.
家长不应该对青少年严格要求。
Parents should not be too strict with teenagers.
家里允许你自己做决定吗?
Are you allowed to make your own decisions at home?
有何种决定呢?
What kinds of decisions?
Good habits achieve beautiful life.
Try to be your best
.